Your Next Food Delivery Guy Might Be a Robot at Expo City Dubai
Yango's delivery robots are now bringing meals to select Expo City Dubai offices during a four-month pilot program.
May 06, 2025
Lunch at Expo City Dubai just got a little more futuristic. Yango Group has launched a fleet of autonomous food delivery robots, now gliding quietly around Al Wasl 3 office building as part of a four-month pilot programme.
Through the Expo City Eats app, the robots deliver meals from select cafés and restaurants directly to offices—no human courier needed. Guided by AI, high-definition maps, and real-time sensors, the bots weave around people, cars, and stray obstacles, all while staying on schedule and emission-free. Rain or shine, they keep moving.
For now, their route is limited to Al Wasl Plaza, but if the pilot proves successful, Yango plans to expand across Expo City.
Built on the legacy site of Expo 2020, Expo City has become a testing ground for emerging technologies. With Yango's arrival, its smart city ambitions now include a dash of sci-fi—where your next sandwich might just roll up on six wheels, perfectly on time and without saying a word.
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